The legends of the Panjâb

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432 LEGENDS OP THE PANJAB.
Eaja Basak ne dekhkar mara phunkar, ji
Dang lagaya, ji
1 90 Sura gawwan us ne dasi hati, jl.
Jab Raja Basak mure, ji,
[GaA ka pair sir par Nag ke lag4, ji
Nag ka sir cliaura ho gaya, ji.]
Gawwan ko daske Eaja Basak mahil ko chal para, ji.
195 Mahil men ake apna rup sidhar^, ji.
Sama pali sota utha, ji
Dekhkar gawwan ro para, ji.
Sir se pagri utarke rota ave, ji.
Sama pali mahilon men jaisa §,ya, ji.
200 Sija Pandit samjhakar puchhe, ji :
" Kya kis ne manda bola kya kis no g§,li di, " ji
" Karman ne mand^ bola ! Lekha ne
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gali di, ji !
Raja Basak saw them and hissed
And bit with his fangs.
190 He bit the yaks with his fangs.
Then Raja Basak returned.
[The yak's foot came upon the Nag's head.
And the Nag's head was flattened.*]
Having bitten the yaks, Raja Basak went home to his
palace.
195 In the palace he put on his own form.
Sama, the neatherd, got up from his sleep.
Seeing the cows (dead) he wept.
Taking his turban off his headf he wept,
Sama, the neatherd, came thus to the palace,
200 Siji, the Priest, spake and asked him :
" What hath any one spoken evil What hath any
one abused thee "
" Fate hath spoken evil ! Destiny hath abused me
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* Probably thrown in as a well-knowa saying. It has no connection
with, the passage.
t Sign of hiunility and son-ow.